Micro Dialogs

Allows you to set default parameters for XY plots.

Micro dialogs contain a subset of the most common functions performed in HyperGraph 2D. To access a micro dialog, double-click on a plot element to display the micro-dialog at that location. For example, if you want to modify the header properties, double-click on the header to display the micro dialog at that location. Micro dialogs are available only for the XY Plot type.
Note: To display micro dialogs on Linux and Mac platforms, you must right-click on the plot element (axis, curve, datum line, and legend) and select Properties from the context-sensitive menu.

Micro-dialogs are available for the following plot elements:

Axis

Select from the following options to change the plot axis' appearance.



Figure 1.
Label
Displays the Axis label. You can edit the label directly by clicking in this field.
Label Font
Select the label's font size from the drop-down menu. You can also use the up and down arrow buttons to incrementally change the font size by one point. In addition, click B or I to apply bold or italic styles to the axis label.
Tics Font
Select the tics' font size from the drop-down menu. You can also use the up and down arrow buttons to incrementally change the font size by one point. In addition, click B or I to apply bold or italic styles to the tics, respectively.
Fixed Range
Activating the Fixed Range check box activates the Min and Max fields and allows you to enter a fixed minimum and maximum range.
Min and Max
When a curve is constructed, the axes’ minimum and maximum values are set so that the curve fits in the window by default. When you select a different axis scale type, the minimum and maximum values automatically change. New minimum and maximum values can be specified in the Min and Max text boxes when Fixed Range is selected. Altering the minimum and maximum values for an axis scales the plot along that axis.
Color
Click the color box to change the axis text font color.

Curve

Select from the following options to change the curve's appearance.



Figure 2.
Show
Deactivate Show to hide the curve from the plot window. Show is selected by default.
Line Style and Thickness drop-down menus
From the drop-down menus, select a curve line style and curve line thickness, respectively.
Color
Click the left-most color box to change the curve's color. Click the right-most color box to change the symbol color.
Symbol
Symbols can be placed on a curve to indicate data points. There are nine different symbols available. To mark the data points on the currently selected curves, select a symbol from the Symbol drop-down menu.
Every
By default, Every is set to 1 so symbols are placed at every data point. To change the symbol frequency, enter a number in the Every field. For example, if Every is set to 5, a symbol is placed at every fifth data point on the curve.

Datum Line

Select from the following options to change the datum line's appearance.



Figure 3.
Label
Enter a name for the datum label.
Position
Enter the coordinates for the datum line's position.
Line Style and Line Thickness drop-down menus
From the drop-down menus, select a curve line style and curve line thickness, respectively.
Font Size
Select the font size from the drop-down menu. You can also use the up and down arrow buttons to incrementally change the font size by one point.
B, I
Apply bold or italic styles to the curve name in the legend.

Legend

Select from the following options to change the legend's appearance.



Figure 4.
Hide
Select Hide to hide the legend from the plot window.
Font
Select the font type from the Font drop-down menu.
Font Size
Select the font size from the drop-down menu. You can also use the up and down arrow buttons to incrementally change the font size by one point.
B, I
Apply bold or italic styles to the curve name in the legend.
Leaders
In the legend, a leader is displayed that reflects the line attributes of the curve.
From the Leader drop-down menu, select Left or Below to position the leader to the left of or below the curve name within the legend.